CATALOG - University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

course is offered through an online distance education format. Capstone Project I is a pre-requisite forCapstone II.OCT 6200 – Reflective Practice Hours: 4This is a required course for those students with an entry-level Bachelor’s degree. The purpose of thiscourse is to allow a student to broaden and deepen your knowledge an understanding of the value ofoccupational therapy in today's changing world. The student will choose four modules and create alearning plan for each. The modules may include but are not limited to: Theory, Historical Perspective ofOT, Creating Evidence Based Practice, Experiential Learning, Alternative Therapy Exploration,Emerging Practice, International Health Care, Health Care Policy, Current Trends in Health Care ormodule proposed by the student based on experience and current clinical practice area. Each module willentail a literature review and paper/project that will be reflective of the students current learning goalsand will be guided by a OTD faculty member.OCT 6400 – Residency Hours: 1Each student is required to make a presentation of their capstone project as well as a summary of theircompleted OTD learning goals. During the time spent on campus (15 hours) they will work with theircapstone advisor to complete the formal presentation of the Capstone to a group of faculty and/orstudents.OCT 6480 – Clinical Practice I Hours: Variable 1-5Equivalent of one to five years employment as an occupational therapist demonstrating practicalapplication of occupational therapy skills and knowledge in a clinical setting. This is only offered tostudents with a bachelor’s degree.OCT 6481 – Clinical Practice II Hours: Variable 1-5Equivalent of six to ten years employment as an occupational therapist demonstrating practicalapplication of occupational therapy skills and knowledge in a clinical setting. Pre-requisite: ClinicalPractice I.OCT 6482 – Clinical Practice III Hours: Variable 1-5Equivalent of eleven to fifteen years employment as an occupational therapist demonstrating practicalapplication of occupational therapy skills and knowledge in a clinical setting. Pre-requisite: ClinicalPractice II.OCT 6495 – The Science of Occupation Hours: 4This course is designed to orient the new student to the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program (OTD)and provide an overview of the doctoral studies required at USA all of which are foundationally basedupon the concept of “occupation”. The student will learn to analyze the theoretical tenets andterminology used in the science of occupational therapy which will prepare the student for futurecoursework and success in the OTD program. The content in this course will assist the OTD student inanalyzing frames of reference that focus on the science of occupation. As the student becomes familiarwith the various ways the profession frames its models and theories the course will further analyze theconcept of occupation both from within and from outside the profession of occupational therapy. Thecourse provides a basis for analysis of occupation from a scientific perspective and assists the student ingrounding occupation with practice. Finally the course facilitates higher level thinking about theimportance of occupationally-based research and its relationship to the students final Capstone Project.103